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Our History

09/1999

SLAM is created and launched

09/2004

GRIP officially incorporates as a 501(c)3 organization

1999-2004

SLAM impacts 800+ at-risk youth!

06/2007

GRIP begins running The Miracle Basketball League

09/2007

GRIP The School launches at Marshall High School

07/2009

The launch of Streetlights

09/2009

Wells High School opens its doors to GRIP The School

08/2011

Vision Nehemiah merges with GRIP bringing with it the Legacy Conference and the UYN

04/2013

1st Streetlights box set released: Divine DNA

07/2013

For the 1st time, Legacy Conference sells out

10/2013

Al Raby High School opens its doors to GRIP The School

04/2014

GRIP programs have impacted 5,000 students since inception

02/2016

Streetlights releases mobile app

03/2018

Legacy grows to 3 cities: Chicago, Los Angeles, and Houston

07/2018

The launch of the Future Steps program

01/2019

Legacy becomes its own 501(c)3

02/2019

Streetlights has over 1 million streams in 90 countries

04/2019

GRIP programs have impacted 8,000 students since inception

07/2019

Streetlights becomes its own 501(c)3

09/2019

GRIP celebrates 15 years of ministry

10/2019

SLAM celebrates 20 years of ministry